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#EBDCC2 — Pale Muted Brown

#EBDCC2 is a brown color we call Pale Muted Brown, closest to the named color Wheat (#F5DEB3). It belongs to the brown family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: wheat (#F5DEB3) — not an exact match. CSS wheat gives you #F5DEB3, a different color; use #EBDCC2 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#EBDCC2 is a warm brown color associated with earthiness, stability and comfort. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #C1D1EB; it also sits naturally between #EBC7C1 and #E5EBC1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#EBDCC2 · RGB 235, 220, 194

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Color values

HEX#EBDCC2
RGB235, 220, 194
HSL38°, 51%, 84%
HSV38°, 17%, 92%
CMYK0%, 6%, 17%, 8%
XYZ69.59, 72.74, 61.41
Yxy72.74, 0.3416, 0.3570
CIE-Lab88.33, 0.98, 14.63
Hunter Lab85.29, 0.96, 12.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 92% · Green 86% · Blue 76%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 17% · Key 8%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #EBDCC2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #EBDCC2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #EBDCC2

.text { color: #EBDCC2; }
.background { background-color: #EBDCC2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #EBDCC2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(235, 220, 194); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(38, 51%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #EBDCC2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(235, 220, 194, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #EBDCC2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(235, 220, 194, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#EBDCC2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#EBDCC2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #EBDCC2

#E1CAA3#D7B884#CDA765#C39546#A97F37#8B682D#6C5123#4D3A19#2E230F#0F0C05

Tints of #EBDCC2

#ECDEC5#EEE0C9#F0E5D1#F1E7D5#F3E9D8#F4EBDC#F5EDE0#F8F2E8#F9F4EC#FAF6F0

Tones of #EBDCC2

#E8DBC4#E5DAC8#E2D9CA#DFD9CD#DCD8D0#D9D7D3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #C1D1EB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #EBDCC2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #EBDCC2

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #EBDCC2: ·

How #EBDCC2 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E5E4C8Deuteranopia · #E5E7CATritanopia · #EACDCE

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9EMaterial Yellow 500 · #FFEB3B

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #EBDCC2 rather than the exact color:

Palette F7ecde
#F7ECDE · #E9DAC1 · #9ED2C6 · #54BAB9
Palette Fbf8f1
#FBF8F1 · #F7ECDE · #E9DAC1 · #54BAB9
Palette D84040
#D84040 · #A31D1D · #ECDCBF · #F8F2DE
Ruby Dusk
#123F36 · #2A6B5C · #C49A45 · #E8DCC4
Frozen Voyage
#BBAD27 · #37D6C7 · #C738D6 · #EADFC0
Palette Ffeeee
#FFEEEE · #FFF6EA · #F7E9D7 · #EBD8C3

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#E9DAC1#ECDCBF#E8DCC4#EADFC0#EBD8C3#EDDCC6#EAD8C0#E8D8C4#EDDBC7#E6DDC4#EEDCC7#E5DCC3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #EBDCC1  ·  #EBDCC3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #EBDCC2?

#EBDCC2 is Pale Muted Brown, a brown color (RGB 235, 220, 194). Its closest standard named color is Wheat.

What is the RGB and HSL of #EBDCC2?

#EBDCC2 is RGB 235, 220, 194 — HSL 38°, 51%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 6%, 17%, 8%.

What colors go with #EBDCC2?

Its complement is #C1D1EB; analogous partners are #EBC7C1 and #E5EBC1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #EBDCC2 for text?

Black text on #EBDCC2 has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.